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Overqualification Theory, Research, and Practice: Things That Matter

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  • Erdogan, Berrin
  • Bauer, Talya N.
  • Peiró, José María
  • Truxillo, Donald M.

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In our focal article, we contended that overqualified employees may present unique advantages to hiring organizations and that decisions regarding overqualified employees should be made considering the strengths as well as potential limitations of employing overqualified employees. In this response to commentaries on our original article, we identify distinctions researchers should pay attention to. Specifically, measurement of overqualification (whether objective or subjective measures are used), dimension of overqualification in question (overeducation, being overskilled, overintelligence, or overexperience), when and from whose perspective overqualification is assessed (before or after employment), whether overqualification occurs within the context of other overqualified employees, the degree of choice available to the job applicant in becoming overqualified, as well as the specific nature of the population being affected by overqualification are important issues that affect the theory as well as management of overqualification.

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  • Erdogan, Berrin & Bauer, Talya N. & Peiró, José María & Truxillo, Donald M., 2011. "Overqualification Theory, Research, and Practice: Things That Matter," Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cambridge University Press, vol. 4(2), pages 260-267, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:inorps:v:4:y:2011:i:02:p:260-267_00
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    1. Maria Piotrowska, 2022. "Job attributes affect the relationship between perceived overqualification and retention," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 1-29, December.
    2. Navaneethakrisnan KENGATHARAN, 2020. "Too Many Big Fish In A Small Pond? The Nexus Of Overqualification, Job Satisfaction, Job Search Behaviour And Leader–Member Exchange," Management Research and Practice, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 12(3), pages 33-44, September.

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